15,000 Orange customers fall foul of data breach

The personal details of 15,000 customers of the telecoms operator Orange have been leaked. Although the data breach happened two weeks ago the affected customers were only informed yesterday. The breach means that it is possible that addresses, bank account details and information about customers’ names have been stolen. Orange advises its customers to be on their guard for identity fraud.

Fri 15 Jun 2018 14:45

Affected customers should be especially on their guard for phishing and identity fraud. The hackers can use the information they have to try and get more information by, for example, sending false emails or text messages.